Bibi Ha Bibi

collaboration with Aloun Marchal

Bibi Ha Bibi (2017)

Wearing skin-tight playsuits, Aloun Marchal and Henrique Furtado weigh each other up, stare at each other, stand firm in the middle of the stage and let out a cry from deep inside : the challenge is laid down. Face to face, close to each other, conniving and provoking at the same time, they are getting ready. They explore a wide range of sounds and movements with clashing styles, from sports fighting to teasing childish games, from rumbling noises to lullabies, from straightforward breathing to bestial yelling. Progressive mechanisms drive the performers even further into their exercise, moving disjointedly and opening their throats more and more. The pas de deux glides from controlled violence to sensuality, which are both disturbingly based on listening, mimicry and exchange of movements. Progressively, voices and faces, laughing and cruel, get tangled, mixed up and rival each other. Henrique Furtado and Aloun Marchal are ready, at last…

Bibi Ha Bibi (2017)

En combi-short moulant, Aloun Marchal et Henrique Furtado se toisent, s’affrontent du regard, se campent au centre du plateau et poussent un cri du ventre : le challenge est lancé. Face à face, dans une proximité à la fois complice et provocatrice, ils se préparent. Ils explorent toute une palette de sons et de mouvements aux registres détonants, de la lutte aux jeux d’enfants les plus taquins, des borborygmes aux chansons douces, de la simple expiration au cri bestial. Des mécanismes évolutifs emmènent les performers toujours plus loin dans leur exercice, laissant les corps se désarticuler et les gorges se déployer. Le pas de deux glisse de la violence réglementée au plaisir de la sensualité, qui reposent tous deux (et c’est le plus troublant) sur l’écoute, le mimétisme et l’échange des mouvements. Au rythme de ces répétitions, les voix et les visages, rieurs et cruels, s’enchevêtrent, s’acoquinent et rivalisent. Henrique Furtado et Aloun Marchal sont enfin prêts…

Bibi Ha Bibi (2017)

De bodysuit apertado, Aloun Marchal e Henrique Furtado medem-se dos pés à cabeça, enfrentam o olhar, acampam no centro do palco e lançam um grito do fundo das tripas: o desafio está lançado. Face a face, numa proximidade simultaneamente cúmplice e provocadora, eles preparam-se. Exploram uma gama de sons e movimentos com registros detonantes, da luta aos jogos infantis mais impertinentes, dos borborigmos às canções mais doces, da simples expiração ao grito bestial. Mecanismos evolutivos levam os performers a irem cada vez mais longe nas suas práticas, deslocando os corpos e manifestando as gargantas. O pas de deux desliza da violência regulada ao prazer da sensualidade, que são ambos baseados (e isto é o mais perturbante) na escuta, na imitação e na troca de movimentos. Ao ritmo destas repetições, as vozes e os rostos, risonhos e cruéis, emaranham-se, equipam-se e competem. Henrique Furtado e Aloun Marchal estão finalmente prontos…